Michael Bryan

Michael founded BlogForArizona.net as the Howard Dean presidential campaign blog for Arizona in 2003, and has been blogging ever since. The Blog is now coming up on 20 years of continuous publication, a major achievement for any political blog, which usually have the life-spans of mayflies. Michael is an attorney living in Tucson with his wife Lauren. In 2008, Michael remade BlogForArizona into a collaborative project. Michael is now but one of the contributors to the blog and provides editorial and publishing direction in consultation with the Board of Directors and the other authors. If you want to keep up with the latest Arizona and National political news in an entertaining quick hit of news and opinion, check out the BlogForArizona twitter feed, which Mike largely curates and writes. Michael is also an AAPC member who occassionally consults on political campaigns, strategy and communications.

A Somber Day

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Please consider visiting Tucson Sentinel’s excellent tribute listing all the Arizona service members who have made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. Today is not a day for celebration, but for remembrance and mourning.  

WATCH: Congressman/Dentist/Body Language Expert Also KNOWS Algorithms; Gosar To Experts: “I Have a BIG MATH Background”

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Add a “science background” and “a big math background” to Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar’s CV, right next to “DDS” and body language expert. Gosar (R-CD4) received national attention last year for telling FBI agent Peter Strzok that his experience as a dentist also made him a body language expert. In another Congressional hearing this week, Gosar … Read more

Gosar’s Holiday Bonuses May End Up Ruining His Year

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Arizona Congressman Paul Gosar may have violated House Ethics rules when he gave his Congressional staff $44,000 in holiday bonuses from his campaign committee’s account last year. The rules limit the campaign work that the Congressional employees can participate in and be compensated for, and there is not yet any indication that Gosar’s office and … Read more

Martha McSally

What Does Sen. Martha McSally have against Puerto Rico?

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Senator McSally is one of only 8 Senators to vote in opposition to HR 2157, providing more than $19 billion in additional funding to disaster-related Federal agencies: the money is expected to help redress the imbalance in disaster aid received between Puerto Rico and several U.S. States. What does McSally have against Puerto Rico that … Read more

What About Our Disaster? McSally Votes No On Bipartisan Disaster Aid Package; Passes 85-8

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Arizona Senator Martha McSally was among the 8 Republicans who voted against a supplemental disaster aid package this afternoon, despite President Donald Trump signaling that he would support the measure even without additional border funds. McSally stated that her no vote was because she “won’t ask Arizonans to pay for disasters in other states without funding … Read more